function findRepeaterColumn()

in lib/clientsidescripts.js [483:567]


function findRepeaterColumn(repeater, exact, binding, using, rootSelector) {
  var matches = [];
  using = using || document;

  var rows = [];
  var prefixes = ['ng-', 'ng_', 'data-ng-', 'x-ng-', 'ng\\:'];
  for (var p = 0; p < prefixes.length; ++p) {
    var attr = prefixes[p] + 'repeat';
    var repeatElems = using.querySelectorAll('[' + attr + ']');
    attr = attr.replace(/\\/g, '');
    for (var i = 0; i < repeatElems.length; ++i) {
      if (repeaterMatch(repeatElems[i].getAttribute(attr), repeater, exact)) {
        rows.push(repeatElems[i]);
      }
    }
  }
  /* multiRows is an array of arrays, where each inner array contains
     one row of elements. */
  var multiRows = [];
  for (var p = 0; p < prefixes.length; ++p) {
    var attr = prefixes[p] + 'repeat-start';
    var repeatElems = using.querySelectorAll('[' + attr + ']');
    attr = attr.replace(/\\/g, '');
    for (var i = 0; i < repeatElems.length; ++i) {
      if (repeaterMatch(repeatElems[i].getAttribute(attr), repeater, exact)) {
        var elem = repeatElems[i];
        var row = [];
        while (elem.nodeType != 8 || (elem.nodeValue &&
            !repeaterMatch(elem.nodeValue, repeater))) {
          if (elem.nodeType == 1) {
            row.push(elem);
          }
          elem = elem.nextSibling;
        }
        multiRows.push(row);
      }
    }
  }
  var bindings = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < rows.length; ++i) {
    if (angular.getTestability) {
      matches.push.apply(
          matches,
          getNg1Hooks(rootSelector).$$testability.findBindings(rows[i],
              binding));
    } else {
      if (rows[i].className.indexOf('ng-binding') != -1) {
        bindings.push(rows[i]);
      }
      var childBindings = rows[i].getElementsByClassName('ng-binding');
      for (var k = 0; k < childBindings.length; ++k) {
        bindings.push(childBindings[k]);
      }
    }
  }
  for (var i = 0; i < multiRows.length; ++i) {
    for (var j = 0; j < multiRows[i].length; ++j) {
      if (angular.getTestability) {
        matches.push.apply(
            matches,
            getNg1Hooks(rootSelector).$$testability.findBindings(
                multiRows[i][j], binding));
      } else {
        var elem = multiRows[i][j];
        if (elem.className.indexOf('ng-binding') != -1) {
          bindings.push(elem);
        }
        var childBindings = elem.getElementsByClassName('ng-binding');
        for (var k = 0; k < childBindings.length; ++k) {
          bindings.push(childBindings[k]);
        }
      }
    }
  }
  for (var j = 0; j < bindings.length; ++j) {
    var dataBinding = angular.element(bindings[j]).data('$binding');
    if (dataBinding) {
      var bindingName = dataBinding.exp || dataBinding[0].exp || dataBinding;
      if (bindingName.indexOf(binding) != -1) {
        matches.push(bindings[j]);
      }
    }
  }
  return matches;
}